John McCain poised to become White House front-runner
John McCain's White House prospects have undergone such a dramatic turnaround that he is a whisker away from a title with which he has always seemed distinctly uncomfortable - front runner.

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A Reuters-Zogby poll released on Wednesday found the Republican senator leading Barack Obama among likely voters by 46 to 41 per cent, sweeping away a seven-point advantage the Illinois senator held in the same survey a month ago.
At the same time, a Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg poll that gave Mr Obama a 12-point lead in June found that the two candidates were statistically tied. Race continues to be a significant factor with nine per cent of voters saying they would feel uncomfortable voting for a black candidate.

READ by HIGHLIGHTING:Article Last Updated: 1:39PM BST 21 Aug 2008
I'm sorry! I had to do it! I mistakenly clicked on this news story, and forgot to check the date. I was scratching my head for a while, until the story started talking about the upcoming convention. Kind of amusing to see how this race has gone back and forth.

READ by HIGHLIGHTING:Article Last Updated: 1:39PM BST 21 Aug 2008
I'm sorry! I had to do it! I mistakenly clicked on this news story, and forgot to check the date. I was scratching my head for a while, until the story started talking about the upcoming convention. Kind of amusing to see how this race has gone back and forth.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch.

The poll, which found Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent, supports what some Republicans and Democrats privately have said in recent days: that the race narrowed after the third debate as GOP-leaning voters drifted home to their party and McCain's "Joe the plumber" analogy struck a chord.

Three weeks ago, an AP-GfK survey found that Obama had surged to a seven-point lead over McCain, lifted by voters who thought the Democrat was better suited to lead the nation through its sudden economic crisis.

Four new nationwide polls show Gov. Bill Clinton's lead over President Bush narrowing, ranging from 2 to 10 percentage points, and Ross Perot with 16 and 20 percent of the vote.

When these polls are averaged, Mr. Clinton leads with 42 percent, followed by Mr. Bush at 36 percent and Mr. Perot at 17 percent.

A one-night NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll of 576 likely voters found a seven-point lead for Mr. Clinton with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus five percentage points.

A CNN/USA Today tracking poll of 1,217 likely voters conducted Monday and Tuesday showed a two-point advantage for Mr. Clinton; that poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. An ABC News tracking poll of 900 likely voters conducted over the same period found a seven-point advantage for Mr. Clinton; that poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. A tracking poll involves daily interviewing over an extended period of time with new results combined and released two days at a time.

A Los Angeles Times Poll of 1,126 likely voters puts the difference between Mr. Clinton and Mr. Bush at 10 points. This poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.

The most recent Newsweek Poll taken last week with 755 registered voters found a 12-point lead for Mr. Clinton; it had a potential sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points.

The most recent Harris Poll taken last week with 1,021 likely voters showed a 14-point edge for Mr. Clinton, while a Times Mirror Center Poll also conducted last week with 1,153 registered voters found a 10-point lead for Mr. Clinton.

A U.S. News and World Report Poll taken last week with 1,001 registered voters had Mr. Clinton 14 points ahead. These last three polls have error margins of plus or minus three points.

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